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Windows 7: windows wont load after removing ubuntu

i was dual booting with windows 7 and ubuntu. i wanted to remove ubuntu so i formatted the hd it was on (not on the same hd as w7), but now, my pc wont start up. i tried the repair feature with the windows disc as well as restoring to a previous back up. windows 7 does not show up as an option. so i removed the hd that ubuntu was on, and still nothing. the pc wont even load. all i get is the flashing cursor on the screen.

now, i put in the windows 7 disc and selected to try and find my os, My Computer pops up and i am able to see my files and the hd that windows is on. but it tells me to load a driver. im not sure where to find this driver.

let me also mentioned that i tried to reinstall ubuntu to the hd and it did not work. i tried to install a different version of windows 7 over the hd and nothing. i got a message saying that the format (NTFS) was not usable with windows 7. i removed the hd from my pc, put it into an external case and connected it to a laptop. it was not recognized.

Have you tried start-up repair? If Win7 is installed on a different disk, the start-up repair should pick it up in no time... Unless you install it on a RAID setup (or AHCI), that might require a driver to be loaded prior OS detection...

Have you tried start-up repair? If Win7 is installed on a different disk, the start-up repair should pick it up in no time... Unless you install it on a RAID setup (or AHCI), that might require a driver to be loaded prior OS detection...

zzz2496

theog, i am trying your suggestion now.

zzz, i have tried start up repair. windows is not picked up. i do not have a raid setup

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